Group IP

The number of people covered by corporate group risk policies increased by 3.3 per cent in 2018 - or almost half a million people -  according to the latest sector report by...

Employee Assistance Programme provider Care first has joined the industry body Group Risk Development (Grid).  With EAPs increasingly becoming an integral part of group risk products, Care first says it is looking...

Unum is enhancing its Employee Assistance Programme which is available to all group income protection, critical illness and group life customers. This EAP will now offer a range of additional health and...

Workers under 30 are the most likely to suffer from stress and poor mental health in winter, with 55 per cent of this age group more stressed than usual in the season,...

Generali Employee Benefits UK will pay for employers to receive services from Close Brothers, Neyber and Wagestream where a wellbeing shortfall has been identified. The move is part of the provider’s Wellbeing...

The life insurance and protection brokerage Lifesearch was voted the third best company to work for in the UK, by The Sunday Times. Lifesearch sources insurance and protection policies for both individuals...

More than a fifth of British businesses say they lack the expertise to to manage sickness absence effectively, with the proportion even higher for smaller employers. YouGov research published by insurer Zurich conducted...

A significant proportion of workers are unhappy in their current employment, and actively seeking other positions, according to new research.  The survey, by Unum found that two out of five workers (38...

Employers are failing to give information to staff on their workplace benefits, according to new research. Around one in three employees (34 per cent of those surveyed) said they wanted more information...

The firm - which was bought by AIG this summer - largely provides group life and income protection products to the SME market.  One of the key changes it has made is...